Pocket memorandum-book.



A. MIEDEN. POCKET MEMORANDUM BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1911.

1 ,025,007, Pfeted Apr. 30, v1912.

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'ATTORNEY A.MIEDEN. POCKET MEMORANDUM BooK.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1911. 1 ,025,00'7, Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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| VENTO ATTORNEY A. MIEDEN.

POCKET MEMORANDUM BOOK.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 6. 1911.

1,025,007. Patented Apr. 30, 191.2.

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IVENTOR WITN ESSES ATTORN EY UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

ADAM MIEDEN, OF DEADWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

POCKET MEMORANDUM-BOOK.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ADAM MIEDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Deadwood, in the county of Trinity and State of California,have invented a new and useful Pocket Memorandum-Book, of which thefollowing is a specication.

The invention relates to improvements in memorandum books.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofmemorandum books, and to equip the same with simple, durable andinexpensive means for holding writing material and writing implementsand for securely retaining a memorandum book in the pocket of a garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide an eiiicient clip,adapted to be readily applied to the cover of a memorandum book, andcapable of retaining itself in position on the same and of alsopresenting inner and outer engaging portions, located at the inner andouter faces of the cover so as to operate both interiorly and exteriorlythereof.

With theseand other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying dra-wings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a memorandum bookequipped with clips, constructed in accordance with this invention, thebook being open to show the inner engaging portions. Fig. 2 is aperspective view, the memorandum book being closed. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudnal sectional view, the book being closed. Fig. 4 is a sectionalview on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on theline 5-5 of Fig. 4, the lever being arranged for holding the innerportion of the clip out of engagement with theY tablet. Fig. 6 is atransverse sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detailperspective view of the clip of one of the covers. Fig. S is a similarview of the clip of the other cover. Figs. 9 and 10 are detail per-`spective views, showing other forms of the Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed January 6, 1911.

Serial No. 601,090.

tablet holding clip. Figs. 11 and 12 are detail perspective views,illustrating other forms of the pocket engaging clip. Fig; 13 is adetail view of the lever for operating the tablet holding clip. Fig. 14is a transverse sectional view, showing applied to a cover the clipillustrated in Fig. 10.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive of the accompanying drawings in which isillustrated the preferred form of the invention, 1 designates amemorandum book of any preferred construction consisting of two flexiblyconnected covers 2 and 3. The cover 2, which forms a base or back for atablet 4, is preferably equipped with a covering of flexible material,such as leather, cloth, or the like, and it is provided with a flexible.pocket 5 open at the outer end of the cover, and adapted to receivepencils, pens or similar writing implements, as clearly illustrated inFigs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

The cover 2 is equipped with a tabletholding clip, comprising an innerapproXimately U-shaped tablet-engaging loop 6, outer pocket engagingtongues 7 and spring bends 8, connecting the tongues with the sides ofthe tablet holding loop. The inner t-ablet engaging loop is composed ofspaced Asides and an outer connecting transverse portion, which isprovided at opposite sides of the center with inwardly extendingapproXimately V-shaped bends 9, forming spaced gripping portions foroverlapping and engaging the face of the tablet 4, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The spaced side portions of theU-shaped tablet-engaging loop are straight, and are located at t-he sideedges of the leaves or sheets of the tablet and assist in retaining thetablet in proper position on the cover 2 of the memorandum book. Thespring bends are connected with the inner ends of the sides of thetablet engaging loop by short straight attaching portions 10, whichpierce the cover 2, the inner tablet engaging loop being located at theinner face of the cover 2, and the tongues being arranged at thel outerface of t-he same. The spring bends 8 are preferably concealed within orbeneath the covering ofthe cover 2, but they may be arranged on theexterior of the same if desired. Each transverse spring bend consists ofinner and outer straight transverse por- Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

tions 11 and 12, astraight intermediate connecting portion 13, and anoutwardly extending arm lll. The straight connect-ing intermediateportion 13 connects the adjacent ends of the transverse portions 11 and12, and the arms le, which are straight, cxtend outwardly from the saidterminals of the portions 11 of the spring bends and oftset the innerends of the tongue 7 from the plane of their outer engaging ends 15.'Ihe tongues 7 are arranged at an angle to the plane of the cover 2, andthey pierce the outer wall of the pocket 5 and engage the exterior ofthe same at spaced points and sub-divide the pocket into separateportions for holding pencils, fountain pens, etc. rlhe tongues, whichare resilient, also yieldably maintain the outer wall of the pocket inengagementwith the writing implements and thereby securely hold the samein the subdivisions of the pocket 5. The terminals 15 of the resilienttongues are bent on themselves to 'form eyes to provide blunt ends toprevent the ends of the tongues from piercing the outer wall of thepocket. The angular spring bends support the inclined or angularlydisposed tongues in proper position for engaging the flexible outer wallof the pocket, and they also operate to distribute the strain over aconsiderable portion of the steel wire, or other material of which theclip is constructed, whereby the durability of the clip is materiallyincreased In order to facilitate placing the tablet il in the clip, the`memorandum book is equipped with a lever 1G, provided at one end withan integral pivot 17 and provided at the other end wit-h an operatingarm 18 and having an eye 19, arranged adjacent to the operating arm andreceiving` the transverse portion of the tablet engaging loop` andslidable on the same between the' V- shaped bends The pivot 17, whichextends in the opposite direction from the operating arm 18, is suitablymounted in the cover 2, which is provided at one side of the leverwith ashoulder 2O,` arranged to permit the lever to swing slightly beyond thecenter, so that the resiliency of the tabletengaging clip will maintainthe lever in engagement with the shoulder and 'thereby enable the leverto hold the clip in its open position until it is swung back beyond thecenter.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings, is illustrated a simpler form of the tabletand pencil holding clip, the inclined or angularly related tongues 21being connected with the sides 2Q of the tablet engaging' loop bystraight transverse portions Q3 and outwardly projecting arms Q4, shortstraight transverse attaching portions 23a being provided, In Fig. 10 isillustrated another form of tablet engaging clip in which the tabletengaging loop 25, t-he ltransverse connecting portions 26, the outwardlyprojecting arms 2T and the short straight attaching portions 26a areconstructed similar tothe corresponding parts illustrated in Fig. 9. Theclip of Fig. l0 is equipped with a pair of inclined or angularlydisposed approximately U-shaped tongues 2S, spaced apart and havingspaced side portions and adapted to sub-divide a pocket into livedivisions for the reception of live different pencils or other writingimplements. The pocket, however, may be divided into any number ofsubdivisions by employing a proper number of spaced inclined tongues.

In each form of the invention the tablet engaging clip retains itself onthe cover of the memorandum book, and in addition thereto performs thedouble function of holding the tablet and retaining the writingimplements in the pocket of the memorandum book. The other cover of thememorandum book is equipped with a clip consisting of an innerapproximately rectangular resilient clamping loop 29 and an exterior jawor tongue 30. The inner clamping loop, which has one end free, isadapted to hold a stamp book, cards and various other miscellaneouspapers, and the exterior tongue or jaw is adaptedl to engage the fabricof the pocket of a garment to retain the memorandum book therein. Therectangular loop 29 has an exterior U-shaped clamping portion, and innerangular spring bends 81 consisting of spaced transverse portions 82 and33, and a straight intermediate connecting portion 34e, arranged atright angles to the transverse portions 32 and 38. In practice thespring bends will be concealed within the covering of the cover 3, butthis is not absolutely necessary. The spring bends are adapted todistribute the strain throughout a considerable portion of the steelwire, or

other material of the clip and increase the durability thereof. Theinner transverse portion 33 is connected by a short attaching portion 35with an approximately U- shaped loop 36, which supports the tongue orjaw 30. The attaching portion 35 pierces the cover 8 of the book, and itconnects the inner and outer portions of the clip with each other. TheU-shaped loop 36 is preferably arranged beneath the covering of thecover, and the tongue or jaw 30, which is formed by doubling the wire onitself, isinclined or angularly disposed and is con-A nected with theloop by an outwardly project-ing arm 37 and has an angularly bentterminal engaging portion 38. VThe outer side of the loop 36 is providedwith a laterally projecting gripping device, adapted'to engage one ofthe side edges of the cover and consists of an outwardly extendingtransverse portion 39, a short longitudinal connecting portion 10, aninwardly extending transverse portion l1 and a longitudinal terminalportion 42, arranged in substantial parallelism wit-h the longitudinalconnect* ing portion 40 and being of a length slightly in excess of thesame. The gripping of the side edge of the cover 3 by the said laterallyprojecting gripping device assists in retaining t-he clip in properposition on the same. The clip retains itself in position on the coverand also performs the double function of engaging the pocket of agarment and holding miscellaneous articles.

In F ig. 11 of the drawings, is illustrated a clip diering slightly inform from the clip of the cover 3, the rectangular loop 43 beingprovided at t-he outer portion of the angular spring bends 44 with ashort faste-ning portion 45, which is adapted to pierce the coveradjacent to the side edges thereof instead of near the central port-ionof the same. The fastening portion 45 is co-nnected with the outer sideof the loop 43 with a short transverse connection portion 46, and theinner terminal of the angularly bent resilient connecting portion r44 isconnected directly with the inner side of the U-shaped loop 47 whichsupports the pocket engaging jaw or tongue 48. The outer side of theloop 47 is provided with a cover engaging device 49, constructed-similarto thatheretofore described, and adapted to engage the side edge of thecover.

In Fig. l2 of the drawings, is illustrated a pocket engaging deviceconsisting of a tongue 50L a supporting loop 51 and a cover engagingdevice 52, adapted to grip the side edge of the cover. The loop 5l,which is approximately U-shaped, is provided at the opposite side withan attaching device 53, having a short angularly bent portion 54 topierce the cover and provided with a relatively small approximatelyV-shaped loop 55, connected wit-h the attaching portion 54 by a shorttransverse 'portion 56, and adapted to engage the opposite face of thecover. The form of clip shown in Fig. l2 is adapted to be applied to anymemorandum book, when it is merely desired to equip the same with meansfor retaining the book in the pocket of a garment.

The clips with their inner and outer engaging portions when applied tothe covers of a memorandum book' or analogous book are adapted to permitany one of the enga-ging portions to be manipulated with* out aHectingor disturbing the other engaging portions, or the articles held by thesame.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding inner and outer resilient clamping portions located at theinner and outer faces of the cover, and an attaching portion locatedinteriorly of the cover and connecting the inlapproximately U-shapedloop located at the inner face of the cover, a resilient tongueoperating at the opposite face of the cover, and an intermediateattaching portion piercing the cover and connecting the loop and thetongue.

4. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding an approximately U-shaped clamping loop 1ocated at the innerface of the cover, a resilient clamping tongue located at the oppositeface of the cover, and a connecting portion provided with an outwardlyprojecting army connected with the tongue and supporting the latter inan angular position with relation to the plane of the cover.

5. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding an approximately U-shaped clamp-ing loop located at the innerface of the cover, a resili- 'entclamping tongue operating at theopposite face of the cover, and an angularly bent portion connecting theloop and the tongue and forming a plurality of spring bends.

6. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the coverand'including a clamp-ing loop located at the inner face of the cover, aresilient clamping tongue operating at the opposite face of the cover,and an angularly bent portion connecting the tongue and the loop andforming a plurality of spring bends and provided with an outwardlyprojecting arm supporting the tongue in angular position with relationto the plane of the cove-r.

7. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding an approximately U-shaped clamping loophaving spaced sides, apair of resilient clamping tongues, and intermediate portions connectingthe tongue with the sides of the loop and piercing the cover to permitthe loop and the tongue to operate at opposite faces of the said cover.

S. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on t-he cover andincluding an approximately U-shaped resilient tabletclamping loopcomposed of spaced sides and a transverse connecting portion provid-,edwith spacedl inwardly extending bends forning gripping portions forengaging the tab et.

9. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding a resilient clamping portion, and a pivoted lever extendingtrom the clip to the cover and arranged to swing to a position to holdthe resilient clamping portion of the 'clip spaced from the cover ofthe'book.

l0. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding a resilient. clamping portion, and a pivoted lever extendingfrom the clip to the cover and `having an eye slidable on the clampingportion ot the clip, said lever being arranged to swing to a position tohold the clip spacedrom the cover.

11. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding a resilient clamping portion, and a lever pivoted at one endand provided at the other end with operating means slidably connected atan intermediate point with the clamping portion of the clip and adaptedto hold the same spaced from the cover.

12. The combination with a memorandum book provided with a cover havingan exterior :flexible pocket, of a clip including a plurality of spacedresilient clamping tongues engaging the outer wall r'of the pocket andsub-dividing the same and adapted to hold the said outer' wall yieldablyYin engagement with writing implements in said pocket.

13. The combination with a memorandum book provided with a cover havingan exterior flexible pocket, of a cliphaving a plurality of spacedresilient clamping tongues extending along the outer wall of the pocketand piercing the same, the terminal portions of the tongues beinglocated exteriorly of the outer wall of the pocket and engaging the sameto sub-divide the pocket and to yieldably hold the said outer wall inengagement with writing implements in said pocket.

14. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding a clamping loop located at the inner face of the cover, agarment-clamping tongue arranged at the outer face of the cover andco-acting therewith for securing the memorandum' book in a pocket of agarment7 and an intermediate attaching portion connecting the loop andthe tongue.

l5. A memorandum book provided with a clip mounted on the cover andincluding an approximately U-shaped loop located at the inner tace ofthe cover and having one end free, a garment clamping tongue arranged atthe outer face of the cover and coacting therewith to secure thememorandum book in a pocket of a garment, and an intermediate portionconnecting the other end ot the inner loop with the tongue.

16. A memorandum book provided vwith a clip mount-ed on the cover ot thebook and including anapproximately U-shaped engaging loop located at theinner tace of the cover and having one end tree, a 'resilient tonguelocated at the outer tace of the cover and co-acting therewith to clampa garment for securing the memorandum book in a pocket thereof, and anintermediate portion connecting the tongue with the other end of thesaid loop and provided with a plurality of spring bends.

17. A memorandum bookprovided with a clip including a resilient clampingtongue arranged at the outer face of the cover and co-acting therewithto engage a garment to retain the memorandum book in a pocket thereof,and an approximately U-shaped loop'located at the inner tace of thecover and connected with and supporting thel 18. A memorandum bookprovided with y loop connected with the clamping tongue and arranged atthe inner face' of the cover and provided with a cover engaging devicehaving a portion arranged to embrace and engage the cover at one of theside edges thereof. y

19, A memorandum book provided with a clip includinga clampingtonguevarranged on the outer tace of the cover and co-acting ltherewithto clamp a garment, a loop connected with the clamping tongue andarranged at the inner tace of the cover and provided with a coverengaging device consisting of spaced transverse portions to tit againstthe outer face of the cover, and a longitudinal portion arranged toextend along the side edge of the cover and connecting the saidtransverse portions.

20. A memorandum book provided with a clip including a clamping tonguearranged on the outer face of the cover and coacting therewith to clampa garment, a loop connected with the clamping tongue and arranged at theinner t'ace of the cover and provided with a cover engaging deviceconsisting of spaced transverse portions to iitagainst the opposite faceof the cover, and a longitudinall portion arranged to extend along theside edge of the cover and connecting the said transverse portions, anda terminal longitudinal portion extending from the inner end of one ofthe transverse portions and arranged in substantial parallelism with thelongitudinal connecting portion.

2l. A memorandum book provided with a clip including an approximatelyU-shaped loop arranged at the inner tace oi3 one cover and having oneend free, a resilient tongue located at the outer face of the cover, anapioo proxiniately U-shaped device connected With and supporting thetongue, an angularly bent portion connect-ing one side of the supportingdevice With the other end of the inner loop, and a cover-engaging devicelocated at the other side of the supporting loop and having portionsarranged to embrace and engage the side edge of the cover.

22. A memorandum book provided With a clip constructed of a single pieceof resilient material and including a resilient clamping loop located atthe inner face of the cover and co-acting therewith to clamp a garment,a resilient clamping tongue arranged at the outer face of the cover andformed by doubling the material to form tivo sides, a supporting loopconnected With the sides of the tongue, an intermediate portion piercingthe cover and connecting one side of the supporting loop With one sideof the inner clamping loop, and a cover-engaging device connected Withthe other side of the supporting loop and having portions arranged toengage the cover at the adjacent side edge thereof.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my oWn, I have hereto afxedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ADAM MIEDEN.

Witnesses:

W. C. Moss, J. E. WHEELER Copies of this patent may be obtained for vecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

